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This old farm house is so close to collapsing it was spooky to enter. The walls leaned outward, some were collapsed, the roof was falling in, floor was rotted. It was awesome! This is alternate view of other image below.
The last shots on my stream have been taken in a small community of fishermen, by the river Tagus, around Barreiro area (suburbs of Lisbon). The "houses", built with recycled materials, are very old and poor but still very colorful. That's the spirit.
Uploaded for the "Cobblestone and/or Brickwork challenge at the Sin City group www.flickr.com/groups/sin_city/discuss/72157623560732137/
ms Zaandam is passing more and more signs of urbanization as it heads south toward the port of Vancouver. Interesting beach cabin spotted near Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island.
An image made in northern Norway, above the arctic circle. The day was dull and overcast so not ideal for classic landscapes but the light was perfect for this type of work, which I love.
This is perhaps, an example of going out with an open mind as to what images you will make rather than having a rigid preconceived idea of the shots you want and then being disappointed when the light and conditions don't play ball.
I find it more productive and positive to go with an open mind and just make images of things and in the style that the conditions dictate. There are not many circumstances when good images can't be made. Its just that sometimes we have to work a bit harder to find them or be more open minded as to what type of images to make.
Stained glass window or a colorful quilt? Mondrian or Hundertwasser style, maybe?
Monestir de Montserrat
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►Looks even better on FLUIDR. (Just click the Fluidr photo if you want to enlarge it)◄
I first posted this three years ago, and when I took another look at it today, I saw that it could stand some improvement. So, I punched up the contrast, among other things, replaced the original Flickr image and brought it to the front of my photostream for another pass by y'all.
This is the back door to the old cow barn on the farm where my wife, Sammy, was raised in the Berkshire Hills in Massachusetts. In the original color image, the barn was nearly gray, so I converted it to B&W, leaving the color in the rusty hinges and in the burrs.
Oops, I stand corrected. Sammy says this door was the manure trough door, a door with which she was all too familiar, considering all the shoveling she did...
ODT, "Windows & Doors."
Hotel Blue Horizon on Robson Street in the West End of Vancouver BC.
From the hotel website:
The Blue Horizon Hotel is located on Robson Street, Vancouver's eating, shopping and entertainment hub. Nestled between downtown and the West End, enjoy some of Vancouver’s finest views in most of the Hotel's 31 stories.
Experience Vancouver from one of our 214 non-smoking corner guest rooms. Step out onto your private balcony and breathe in Vancouver's fresh ocean and mountain air. Choose a room type that meets your needs. Every room has a sophisticated blend of textures, colours, patterns and fabrics. While views and layout may change according to room categories, every room is equipped with modern amenities that make your stay a comfortable retreat.
From Frommers:
This 31-story high-rise built in the 1960s towers above the rest from its lofty position on a rise. It has some pretty terrific views, especially from the upper floors. It’s also a pretty sweet-looking hotel on the inside, thanks to a major reno in 2011 that included new windows and a cool, new decor. The rooms look fresh and modern, with bold colors and sleek lines, jazzed up with funky details like throws printed with tree branches, multi-colored striped carpets, and paintings of seascapes that echo the view out the windows. A good location near the shopping district of Robson Street, and a terrific value for the area.
Uploaded for the "Men At Work" challenge at the Stealing Shadows group..
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The ms Zaandam is passing Point Atkinson Lighthouse in West Vancouver BC.
Lighthouse Park is a popular park in West Vancouver, Canada. It covers about 75 hectares (190 acres) and it is almost completely covered with rugged, virgin rainforest. At the southernmost tip of the peninsula is Point Atkinson Lighthouse with an impressive landmark lighthouse built in 1875. Point Atkinson was first charted and named by Captain George Vancouver in 1792 and is a National Historic Site of Canada.
The park contains the city's last remaining stand of first-growth Douglas fir, as well as some magnificent Western hemlock and Western Redcedar. Whereas most of the region has been logged, the trees in what is now the park were spared as they provided a necessary dark background for the lighthouse. The area was thus set aside in 1881 as the lighthouse reserve. Some ancient trees reach heights of up to 200 feet (61 m) and are around 500 years old.
There is a network of hiking trails in the park, some of which are fairly rough and can be slippery when wet. The park receives more than 50 inches (1,300 mm) of rain annually and has an abundance of various ferns, berries and mushrooms.
VANCOUVER SUN 26 AUG 2013:
When the Point Atkinson lighthouse was built 130 years ago, it was designed to protect shippers in the Strait of Georgia. Now the lighthouse itself is in need of a benefactor.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the District of West Vancouver are discussing ways to put the lighthouse into the hands of the community after Point Atkinson — along with 18 other B.C. lighthouses — was deemed “surplus” to the federal government’s needs three years ago and offered up for sale or transfer.
“In reflection, (the federal government) realized some of the national historic sites aren’t going to go to the highest bidder,” said Brent Leigh, deputy chief administrative officer at the District of West Vancouver, which has a co-management agreement with the government to maintain the lighthouse.
“They expect to work with the district in a community-based program that would ensure that we retain community use ... Point Atkinson is one of our most beloved community assets.”
Originally built on a rocky cliff in 1875, the lighthouse has been more than just a beacon of hope for shippers over the centuries. It has also recorded a series of historical firsts as time went on, as chronicled in the book Keepers of the Light, written by one of the last lightkeepers, Donald Graham:
1774: Captain Vancouver rows past the point and names it for a ”particular friend.”
1872: The Marine Department awards contract to Arthur Finney to build the lighthouse.
1875: New lighthouse exhibits fixed white light illuminated by two coal oil lamps and silver-plated copper reflectors.
1875: Edwin Woodward and his wife land at the station.
1876: James Atkinson Woodward, the first white child born in West Vancouver, is born there.
1881: 185-acre park created as a Lighthouse Reserve.
1889: Scotch siren fog signal, powered by a coal-generated steam plant installed to help shippers navigate the fog.
1912: Original tower replaced by 60-foot-high concrete tower. Light replaced by a vaporized oil lamp.
1960: Vaporized oil lamp replaced by electric light bulb.
1994: Lighthouse designated a National Historic Site.
1996: Point Atkinson refitted with an automated solar-powered light.
Donald Graham and Gerry Watson were the last lightkeepers. Graham’s wife Elaine still lives in the cottage at Lighthouse Park.
One57, 90 storey skyscraper, at 157 West 57th Street, Midtown, Manhattan, New York. It was completed in 2014, and is 306m tall. Opposite Carnegie Hall.
The penthouse on the 89th-90th floor sold for $100.5m
Empty Grill for rent. at Länna (N.E. of Uppsala) Sweden
(grilled sausages & burgers)
Neg# 568. Mamiya M7, 65mm. Yg filter, FP4 film. 2004
English Translation:
I will tell you what lies in the city of Lahore, There are millions of doors and millions of windows.
Song Dedication to Lahore, www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oGSq6iGSjQ
near Pani Wala Talab, Lahore Walled City
Summer 2012 Lahore Walled City Photo Walk
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ODC2 - Our Daily Challenge - Windows & Doors
Thank you so much everyone for your wonderful comments and support on my recent photos, despite me being a bad commenter lately, for which I apologise and aim to do much better in future!
Now I am way over the moon! :-) This shot has made #1 on Explore! Someone grab my ankles - I am about to float away on a magic carpet of joy. Thank you all so much for your wonderful support!
Built in 1879 the chapel is the oldest structure in Yosemite and was listed on the prestigious National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Uploaded for the challenge at Sin City...
As ms Zaandam approached the cruise ship dock in Ketchikan Alaska it passed the MV TAKU. One of the ferries utilized on the Alaska Marine Highway.
MV TAKU:
M/V Taku is a Malaspina-class mainline vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Designed by Philip F. Spaulding & Associates, constructed in 1963 by the Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Company in Seattle, Washington, the MV Taku is named after Taku Glacier located southeast of Juneau, Alaska and has been in the ferry system for over forty years. In 1981, the Taku received a major refurbishment and has been in service steadily since although there is talk of retiring the vessel.
As a mainline ferry, Taku serves the larger of the inside passage communities (such as Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Sitka), its route primarily stays between Ketchikan and Skagway in Southeast Alaska.
The Taku has a capacity of 370.